Sayyiduna ‘Ubadah ibn Samit (radiyallahu’anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ’alayhi wasallam) use to teach the Sahabah (radiyallahu’anhum) the following Du’a when the Blessed month of Ramadan would arrive:

The chain of narrators for this Hadith is weak. (Footnotes of Shaykh ‘Awwamah on Musnad ‘Umar ibn ‘Abdil ‘Aziz, pg.280)

However it is positively supported by the practice of the salaf (pious predecessors) with slight variations in the wording and is therefore suitable for practice.

Habit of the Salaf

1. Imam Tabarani (rahimahullah) reports that the famous Tabi’i: Makhul (rahimahullah) would recite this du’a at the beginning of Ramadan. (Kitabu Du’a li Tabarani Hadith:913)

2. He also reports from ‘Abdul ‘Aziz ibn Abi Rawwad (Demise: 159 A.H.) that “the Muslims would recite” a similar du’a (with additions to the above wording) upon the arrival of Ramadan. (ibid, Hadith:914)

3. Imam Muhammad ibn Nasar Al-Marwazi has recorded in his Qiyamul Layl that it was the habit of the Sahabah (radiyallahu’anhum) and the Tabi’un (rahimahumullah) to recite this du’a when Ramadan arrived. (Mukhtasar Qiyamul Layl, pg.98)